War game in Brest: 900 soldiers from Belarus, Russia fighting against ‘illegal armed groups’

The 38th Guards Air Assault Brigade (Belarus) and the soldiers of the 98th Guards Airborne Division (Russia) are taking part in a war game not far from the Belarusian city of Brest.

Since Monday the paratroopers have been at a training ground. The participants are expected to exercise combat jumps, including those at night, a local newspaper reports.

Meanwhile, in Russia’s Ryazan, Belarusian troops from the 103rd Separate Guards Airborne Brigade (Vitsebsk) are participating in a military exercise shoulder to shoulder with their Russian counterparts.

According to Belarusian Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makey, scenarios of attacks on the neighboring Western states are never rehearsed during joint Belarus-Russia war games.